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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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cabinet
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And it is partly because of the way in which cabinet nominees are approved.
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Although several Cabinet nominees already have cleared the Senate, Sen.
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It also cleared the way for the Senate to take action on Mr Bush's cabinet nominees and his legislative agenda.
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Previous hearings have also been bitter, but those concerning cabinet nominees have concentrated on personal matters.
democratic
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Mr Bush's indiscretion had become a vehicle for attacking the Democratic presidential nominee .
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U2 were visited in Chicago by Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton.
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The convention could endorse the Republican or Democratic presidential nominee or come up with its own.
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The Democratic nominee was more specific on the issue of illegal immigration.
good
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Babe G A best picture Oscar nominee .
judicial
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The president's judicial and other nominees ought to be thoroughly vetted.
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Dole aides believe they can paint the president as soft on crime by hammering his judicial nominees .
likely
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Bob Dole, the likely Republican nominee .
possible
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He is mentioned as a possible vice-presidential nominee for 1996.
presidential
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Any senator can hold up a vote on a presidential nominee without explaining why or even divulging the hold publicly.
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Run-off elections to decide finally on the presidential nominees , originally planned for Oct. 3, were rescheduled to Oct. 10.
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Bob Dole, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee .
presumptive
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Normally, they punish the presumptive nominee in the late primaries.
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Bob Dole, whose string of 18 primary victories has made him the presumptive party nominee .
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Dole himself did not expect to lay claim to the title of presumptive nominee until after the March 26 primary in California.
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But it also showed the presumptive Republican presidential nominee trailing Clinton among women voters 34 percent to 41 percent.
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Bob Dole, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee .
republican
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This leaves one important question: How does the Republican nominee get more of the black and minority vote?
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Bob Dole, the expected Republican presidential nominee , came out against the proposition Tuesday.
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The Gallo family is the largest single lifetime contributor to Bob Dole, who is certain to be the Republican presidential nominee .
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Clinton looks better than he will as soon as the Republican nominee becomes apparent.
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Bob Dole, the Republican presidential nominee presumptive, quickly signed on as a sponsor.
supreme
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Congress no longer can choose Supreme Court nominees -- a cozy practice that helped shield legislators from judicial scrutiny.
vice
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First, he lost as the vice presidential nominee on the 1976 Ford / Dole ticket.
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Some delegates have indicated they will oppose a vice presidential nominee who is not solidly against abortion.
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A third of the delegates were not sure about their preference for a vice presidential nominee or declined to answer the question.
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Republican vice presidential nominee Jack Kemp is scheduled to speak Saturday.
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bob
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A new poll makes drought-stricken Texas look like an oasis for the support-thirsty presidential campaign of presumptive Republican nominee Bob Dole.
oscar
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Babe G A best picture Oscar nominee .
party
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Bob Dole, whose string of 18 primary victories has made him the presumptive party nominee .
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Democratic Party nominees who have lost the White House will not be attending the Democratic convention.
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The Reform Party nominee will be announced Aug. 18.
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If Perot runs for president again as the Reform Party nominee , he may find rough sledding in Texas.
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Whether Reform Party nominee Perot will be included also remains a point of contention.
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become
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Dame Janet Fookes, who could become the Tory nominee for the first woman Speaker.
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No matter who becomes the nominee , he will face an uphill climb in the predominantly Republican district north of Atlanta.
choose
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Q.. What is your role now that the party has chosen Dole as its nominee ?
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Congress no longer can choose Supreme Court nominees -- a cozy practice that helped shield legislators from judicial scrutiny.
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But they expected the rank and file to act more out of pragmatism than principle when choosing a nominee .
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In the early years of the republic, the congressional leaders of each party chose their presidential nominees in closed caucuses.
expect
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Bob Dole, the expected Republican presidential nominee , came out against the proposition Tuesday.
hold
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If the shares are held under a nominee name, the client will not get certificates at all.
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Only two shares were issued to the applicant and Miss Bird, which they held as nominees .
pick
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After the convention, party members will vote by mail and electronically to pick the nominee .
select
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For the first time, Verney laid out how the Reform Party will select its presidential nominee .
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Perot launched his new party last autumn, with the goal of having the party select a nominee for president in 1996.
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It was the last time the party took more than a single ballot to select its presidential nominee .
support
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Y., who has publicly supported the nominee .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Speakers included former presidential nominee Bob Dole.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As for Best Supporting Actor, the nominees are too numerous to list.
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Even then, it takes an extraordinary amount of opposition to sink a nominee .
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In their day, presidential nominees were chosen by members of Congress meeting in caucus.
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The Gallo family is the largest single lifetime contributor to Bob Dole, who is certain to be the Republican presidential nominee .
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Whomever he selects, Dole will reveal as much about himself as he does about vice his presidential nominee .
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You could sum up the event by saying a batch of first-time nominees came out on top this year.